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Posted 3/14/2010 7:34 PM (GMT 0)
I know this is a old topic but I want to get some successful stories.

I'm kind of skinny and tried hard to gain weight with no luck.

Or you guys have other good ideas to gain weight? Thanks

 

Posted 3/14/2010 8:52 PM (GMT 0)
Hi - yes my daughter drank two Ensure Plus each day in addition to the simple frequent meals she could manage. She lost about a stone and a half in the run-up to her first flare and while on steroids in hospital, and ate only a very limited range of foods when she came out. We kept a food diary and slowly introduced new items and I wanted something to keep her weight up while we worked out what was safe for her. The strawberry, vanilla and raspberry tasted Ok especially when cold.
Seems an odd idea I know - but later on when she was more settled she actually enjoyed 'Angel Delight' made with plain (neutral) Ensure Plus then frozen as ice-lollies. Not so good if sensitive to additives but she had them as a treat not a chore.
Sue
Posted 3/16/2010 6:33 PM (GMT 0)
Protein powders or meal replacement shakes you find in the body building section of your local drugstore (or online) are a better choice than Boost or Ensure, which are full of sugar and unhealthy fat.

In my experience, the key to weight gain is not only supplementation, but healing the colon to allow better absorption, finding a nutrition, high cal diet that's easy for you to digest, eating smaller, more frequent meals, starting a mass gain weight training program AND getting plenty of rest.
Posted 3/16/2010 6:35 PM (GMT 0)
mad     I tried Ensure but because of my increased blood glucose level while on prednisone am afraid to take it now.  It also has a pretty high sodium content and I have high blood pressure too.
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